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Hi,
I would really like to use matplot lib, however I am having big
problems as I try to do this on OSX 10.5. if there is someone how
could give a detailed explination of how to get rid of the
preinstalled python that is apparently rubbish and then how to install
a new python version that would really help me. I am completely lost
in a world of eggs etc.
Bryn
P.S. here is my particular compilation problem. Is there a simple
solution so that I can code my first graph today?
salvatella02:Downloads rbf$ sudo easy_install
matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg
Password:
Processing matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg
removing '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg'
(and everything under it)
creating /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg
Extracting matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg to
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages
Adding matplotlib 0.98.3 to easy-install.pth file
Installed /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib-0.98.3-py2.5-macosx-10.3.egg
Processing dependencies for matplotlib==0.98.3
Searching for matplotlib==0.98.3
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/matplotlib/
Reading http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net
Reading https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80706&package_id=278194
Reading https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80706&package_id=82474
Reading http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80706&package_id=82474
Reading http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80706
Best match: matplotlib 0.98.3
Downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/matplotlib-0.98.3.tar.gz?modtime=1217773039&big_mirror=0
Processing matplotlib-0.98.3.tar.gz
Running matplotlib-0.98.3/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir
/tmp/easy_install-JGl_1Z/matplotlib-0.98.3/egg-dist-tmp-T6PVvy
============================================================================
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
 matplotlib: 0.98.3
 python: 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Feb 22 2008, 07:57:53) [GCC
 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5363)]
 platform: darwin
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
 numpy: 1.1.1
 freetype2: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
 libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
 Tkinter: Tkinter: 50704, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
 wxPython: no
 * wxPython not found
 Gtk+: no
 * Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must be able
 * to "import gtk" in your build/install environment
 Qt: no
 Qt4: no
 Cairo: no
OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
 datetime: present, version unknown
 dateutil: matplotlib will provide
 pytz: matplotlib will provide
OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
 dvipng: 1.9
 ghostscript: 8.57
 latex: 3.141592
EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
 configobj: matplotlib will provide
 enthought.traits: no
[Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
============================================================================
warning: no files found matching 'NUMARRAY_ISSUES'
warning: no files found matching 'MANIFEST'
warning: no files found matching 'matplotlibrc'
warning: no files found matching 'makeswig.py'
warning: no files found matching 'examples/data/*'
warning: no files found matching 'lib/mpl_toolkits'
warning: no files found matching '*' under directory 'examples'
warning: no files found matching '*' under directory 'swig'
gcc: unrecognized option '-no-cpp-precomp'
cc1plus: error: unrecognized command line option "-arch"
cc1plus: error: unrecognized command line option "-arch"
cc1plus: warning: unrecognized command line option "-Wno-long-double"
error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
Exception exceptions.OSError: (2, 'No such file or directory',
'src/image.cpp') in <bound method CleanUpFile.__del__ of
<setupext.CleanUpFile instance at 0x1bb48a0>> ignored
Exception exceptions.OSError: (2, 'No such file or directory',
'src/path.cpp') in <bound method CleanUpFile.__del__ of
<setupext.CleanUpFile instance at 0x1bb4080>> ignored
Exception exceptions.OSError: (2, 'No such file or directory',
'src/backend_agg.cpp') in <bound method CleanUpFile.__del__ of
<setupext.CleanUpFile instance at 0x1bb43c8>> ignored